The Bad Boy I Once Knew | G. D.

Chapter 16

"Merry Christmas sweetheart," I heard my mom whisper. I slowly opened up my eyes to seeing her look down on me with a smile. "I cooked up some pancakes for you." I sat up, rubbing my eyes. I said, "Thank you, and merry Christmas," and she soon left my room with a smile plastered on her face.

My mom, Alex, and his wife had came down to LA for a few days. They had shown up about a week ago, but they're leaving tomorrow, the day after Christmas. It's also Christmas today, and I'm super excited.

I soon got out of my bed, and I entered the kitchen. I sat down on a stool, and my mom handed me a plate of Christmas tree shaped pancakes. "It looks delicious," I told her with a smile.

"It even tastes delicious too," I saw my mom smirk, and she took a seat next to me eating her food. My mom, Alex, and Vanessa have been staying at a nearby hotel from our apartment since Julia and I's apartment is too small.

Julia had also left LA, and went back to New Jersey to spend Christmas with her family. We also both gave each other our Christmas presents before she left. But Grayson and Ethan's family had came to LA, and also my family and I were going over their apartment later on.

My mom and I had a good conversation as we are our breakfast. I then decided on getting ready since Alex and Vanessa were coming over soon. I took a shower, and I was in there for about 15 minutes. I soon got out drying myself and my hair, and I went into my room with a towel around myself.

After a while of picking out an outfit, I decided on wearing a gray long sleeved shirt, with coral pink jeans, and my gray vans. I also added an infinity scarf around my neck, that was the same color as my jeans.

I then went back into my bathroom, moving onto my makeup and hair. I did my usual makeup, just putting on eyeshadow, winged eyeliner, mascara, and I even added some light pink lipstick. I soon moved onto my hair afterwards, and I had to blow dry it since it was still wet.

I soon started to straighten my long brown hair for the next 20 minutes. I also added some perfume to myself and the bracelet Grayson got me, and I was finally done getting ready.

"Company's here!" I heard my mom call out. I soon left my bedroom, and I saw Alex and Vanessa entering the apartment. "Merry Christmas!" I said to them, giving each of them a hug. They said the same thing back, and they also came in with gifts. We all started talking, but Alex wanted to get right into presents. No wonder why.

We all sat on the couch, near the Christmas tree Julia and I put up a few weeks ago. I was really excited for them to open the gifts I got them, so I wanted them to open theirs first. I each got them a few things they I knew they would enjoy. They also seemed pretty excited themselves once they received them.

They also gave me their gifts from them, and I was so happy once I opened them. They all got me something that they knew I liked. Money, gift cards, perfumes, lotions, and basically what any girl my age would like. I thanked them for the gifts, and they all all opened up a few more gifts from each other.

Once we finished opening them up, we all talked in a random conversation. My mom had also reserved a table at a nearby restaurant that we always went to during Christmas. We mostly went cause it was like a family tradition, and also we went there every year after my dad had passed.

We spent a good amount of time enjoying ourselves at the restaurant. I also decided on for us to go to the indoor ice rink Grayson took me a while back when December had started. They all seemed pretty excited about going there.

It was basically like the last time I went there, and we all kept falling. It was really funny, and I mostly clung onto my mom the whole time since she was pretty good at it and I wasn't. But we all did enjoy our time together as a family.